Comparison

Orbits vs PlanDay

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Orbits

This family assistant helps manage household tasks, calendars, lists, and meal planning. It integrates with existing apps and learns routines to proactively handle chores and reminders, reducing the mental load for families.

Highlights
  • Family calendar and task management
  • Integrated meal planning
  • Proactive routine learning
  • Syncs with existing calendars
  • Home upkeep reminders
  • Group chat integration
Features
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Stop being the only one who remembers what needs doing. Orbits is the family assistant that runs your household, both in-app, or from your family group chat — calendars, lists, reminders, meal planning, scheduling and more — so nothing falls through the cracks. • Works with the apps you already use — Two-way sync with your favorite apps like Gmail, Outlook, Apple Calendar and more. • Proactive, not reactive — Orbits notices patterns on its own. It learns your grocery list, your meal prep cadence, your weekly routines, and starts suggesting or doing things before you ask. • The family group chat, wrangled — Bit joins you and your family where you communicate best, and actions things that need doing without you even asking. • Built for the whole family — Real shared context, conflict management, and more; Orbits shows everyone what's next; no one needs to be nagged (and if they do, Bit will take care of it!) • Meal planning, without the headaches — Just ask Bit for a list of meals for the week and consider it done. Bit even accounts for leftovers! • Home upkeep on autopilot — Air filters, smoke alarm batteries, oil changes. Orbits remembers the boring stuff so you don't have to (and even calls the technician for you!) • Gets smarter the more you use it — The longer Orbits runs your household, the less you have to think about it. The features described above require an Orbits subscription, available as an in-app purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PlanDay

A straightforward daily planner designed for focused task management. Easily organize your day, week, and month with intuitive swiping and task management. Enjoy a clean interface with customizable themes, all without ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Day, week, and month views
  • Add and check off tasks
  • Drag and drop tasks to reschedule
  • iCloud data syncing
  • Four customizable themes
  • Instant opening, no login
Features
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PlanDay is a planner for your day, week, and month. Swipe between views to see what's ahead. Add tasks, check them off, move them to another day if plans change. No accounts. No syncing headaches. No overwhelming feature lists. Just a clean, focused space to plan your day, your week, and your month — all in one place. Swipe between Day, Week, and Month views to see your life at every level. Add tasks in seconds. Check them off as you go. Move them forward when plans change. FOUR HANDCRAFTED THEMES • Classic — Clean and minimal, like a fresh notebook • Journal — Warm leather and ruled paper, for the old soul • Trapper Keeper — Bold, loud, and unapologetically '90s • Nature — A calm sunset backdrop for a calmer mind WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Opens instantly — no loading, no login • Swipe between day, week, and month views • Drag tasks to tomorrow when life gets in the way • Your data stays on your device and syncs via iCloud • No ads. No subscriptions. No tricks. PlanDay was built for people who want to do more and manage less. If you've ever abandoned a productivity app because it felt like a second job, this one's for you.

Screenshots

Orbits4 screens
PlanDay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlanDay at none against Orbits's 3. Orbits's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Orbits sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. PlanDay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Orbits against 5.0 for PlanDay. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orbits has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orbits ships an update every 5 days, PlanDay every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Orbits versus PlanDay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitsPlanDay
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB5 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNemusAI, Inc.Sunset Labs, LLC

Customer experience

Orbits

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PlanDay

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Orbits

Subscriptions3
  • Orbits Membership$3.997 Days
  • Orbits Membership3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Orbits Membership7 Days trial$89.991 Year
None

PlanDay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orbits free?
Orbits is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlanDay free?
PlanDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Orbits or PlanDay?
Orbits and PlanDay are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Orbits or PlanDay have ads?
Neither Orbits nor PlanDay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orbits or PlanDay?
Orbits ships an update every 5 days, and PlanDay every 6 weeks. Most recently, Orbits was updated on October 6, 2026 and PlanDay on October 7, 2026.

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